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Shannon left months ago. Nmsg

Posted By: Just me on 2005-10-09
In Reply to: See post above about not being told to find another job - ??

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I left them about 2 months ago. When I (sm)
started with them a year ago, things were great. Then they started lying about things such as pay and work, etc. They screwed me over big time. I had the best account there that I could get 300 lph on and they put me on one that I only got about 120 lph on. Seems a lot of companies do this. I lost all respect for A then.
I left MQ several months ago and
have worked for Landmark since that time. I have had no problems - always plenty of work, always paid on time. ExText is very easy and user friendly.
I left SPI 6 months ago
and I'm REALLY glad that I did! I had about 4 different managers before I left. I don't know where they all went, but they kept leaving! I did both typing and QA for CyMed, and I left in February, which is when all of the SPI changes started becoming more and more noticeable. I am now at Keystrokes and am so much happier being with a company that refuses to outsource, and one that pays for spaces unlike Cymed or SPI did!
I left about 7 months ago
I worked for Cymed for a year, and that was alright, although not exactly the best either. Then, SPi came along a little over a year ago and took over, and that is when things really started to go down hill. I started running out of work almost every single day and my account manager was always changing. They then set up these awful work pools where I would get all of the crap work (heavy ESLs and very short reports that yielded very little lines). I finally left in February and moved on to another company (one that does not outsource) and am so much happier. I bet SPi will fold very shortly if they keep all of their antics up. They have already lost a lot of good sized hospital accounts.
I left MQ a few months ago.
I left MQ a few months ago.  I do have to say, MQ is a good company.  They are flexible with hours and such.  I do not regret leaving, though.  I am now an IC and love it!  Just make sure you leave on good terms in case you might change your mind and want to go back.  They called me quite a few times asking me to return to work for them.  Hope this helped. 
Took them 2 months to know I left...they
even called me after 6 months asking me to work on my day off. Not very organized if ya know what I mean! I don't think I finished my 2 weeks though as I was taking a 2-week vacation before my new job started.
Left MQ, been at WMX about 3 months s/m
They count their lines the same way.  The difference is, I'm typing about 3000 lines a week more now than when I was at MQ, and working less hours, because there is no more cesspool.  I have one account, and no VR, and it is heaven!  I have about 30% ESL, but it's not too bad, you get used to your docs and then they're not too hard.  They have a great QA staff, also.  Very helpful and positive feedback.

I have 12 hours to fit in my 7-8 hours of work (35 hours/week is full time at WMX).  I have heard, however, that they are going to do away with their 12-hour window, unsure if this is true, you can ask a WMX recruiter.  They usually require one weekend day, but this depends on the account you would be assigned to. 

I do acute care only, and we have been swamped!  I am on the Enterprise platform, which means I use their computer.  I have heard this is a better side to be on for steady work flow.  I have been assured that I can have another account, or however many I need, if my account runs out of work.  Haven't seen anything like this yet, though.  WMX also has an amazing incentive program, and it gets even better when your account has backlog.  They sometimes run a special weekend incentive program, and I can make up to 3 cents above my normal pay, and also get paid OT. 

And, the best part, the people at WMX are wonderful!  They are just friendly, friendly, friendly, and very supportive and helpful!  I have had an absolutely positive experience with them, am very happy with the whole package.  No outsourcing, either.

Good luck to you! 
I left after only a few months when

it became painfully obvious they 'assigned' work even though it was supposed to be 'pool' work.  I would bust my a_ _ to work down to the 'good' dictator only to see the whole batch disappear.  It happened several times so I asked her where the files were going and she acted like I was nuts. 


I don't mind doing the ESL and mumblers but don't think it's fair to give all the easy work to 'favorites'.   I have a low tolerance for lies and unfairness, so no, it was not a company for me.  If you are a 'favorite', then you pretty much have it made.  There can only be so many favorites though....someone has to do the crap transcription.


That's why I left there a few months ago sm
And speaking of line counts, when you worked on Mongoose did you ever notice that the estimated count always seemed to lose about half a line when it was finalized? Never could figure that out. Besides the tiered pay system, if you have their insurance you are also penalized by having to pay the extra they pay when you can actually get 10000 lines. I don't know what happened there because they were a great company when I started with them but just went completely down the tubes late last year.
I did not know they lost it. Left months ago though.
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I agree. I left after 3 months. nm
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do you mind saying why you left after 4 months?
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Exactly the same reasons I left too after only 3 months...NM

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Over 1000?! I left there 18 months ago...
..and there were only 300 or so! They hired that many since then?

Ex Recruiter
I left about 3 months ago, but was never paid
shift differential, never paid OT. 
I worked for them for 3 months and left. Always
of full time lines, so no sign on bonus. I had an 80% ESL account and I cared more about the quality, so I made less than 900 dollars a payperiod. Great quality, good for them and my conscience, but not enough money to live on, no sign on bonus and no benefits. I left for a company where I am already far exceeding 900 dollars a payperiod with no sweat. BTW: No incentive or good QA bonuses at Transcend, so that was no help. No differential either. They do pay overtime, but that is not so great when you are trying to make sure you understand multiple foreign accents. Good luck to you.
Worked there for 2 yrs and left a couple months ago.
Couldn't take working with unqualified people any longer. A very unprofessional company.


I left due to no work for 2 months and they were STILL hiring
when that was going on.  I would stay clear for a while unless you can survive off of 200 lines per day and want to work 24/7 and fight over the lines as they come in.
This could have been my post, but I was only there 3 months & left for same reasons. nm
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Just left Precyse a couple months ago and it
was still that same way.  Nothing has changed, but the work coming from India has improved.
Left a couple of months ago and the plan will not
change until end of October.  Do you want family or just employee and children? If I remember correctly - the employee plus child(ren) was running about 225+ a paycheck and family (employee + spouse and/or children) was running high 300s per paycheck.
I left SPi 8 months ago and still get crap from them in the mail
I recently got a huge packet from them that took up half of my mailbox. It was a bunch of forms they wanted me to fill out and send back to them (tax forms and other SPi stuff). I haven't even worked there since last February! They really are incompetent and have no idea who is still working there and who is not.
Congrats! I left MQ 3 months ago and it is hard to believe
the difference. I am not with KS, but it is nice to feel appreciated once again and to have only 1 account.
I left 6 months ago, but they weren't paying OT then, but

I worked plenty OT. 


I left a few months ago, all my acounts went to India. SM
Try is and see for yourself. They are going VR for the rest. Good luck.I couldn't make a living there.
Left 3 months ago for lack of work
and haven't looked back.  It is just the nature of the beast than when a network of accounts change to VR and MTs are doing more lpd now, there will be less work to spread around.  There were already problems with not having enough work, so I did not wait for the transition to VR  I had already moved down over the previous year from full time to part time because of lack of work.  Glad I made the move because I am also the sole breadwinner for my household and can't afford to go without work.
I echo BTDT and left a few months ago. Don't bother. NM
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Lots don't stay. I left six months after the 1/1/06 disaster
In fact, I was so fed up then, I left without having another job. I just jumped away. Glad I didn't stay for the most recent round of changes. Judging from the MQ forum, it doesn't appear to have gotten better at the Q.
I left a couple of months for the same thing. The prior

3 months I was lucky to get in 800 lines a day.  I had a couple of days where I got maybe 4 reports.  I would sit in front of my computer for 12 hours/day, checking every 5 minutes, and still couldn't get my lines with 3 different accounts.


They hire away ahead of time for new accounts and after training they have to do something with them until the account goes live so they put them on other accounts temporarily and then there isn't enough work for the regulars. 


When I first started running out of work I watched the backlog report to see where an account might have a big backlog and there were 3 or 4 who were on OT most of the time, but when I asked to be put on one of those accounts I was told no.  There were many days that it looked like half the accounts had a 0 backlog.  Then they started hiring for 3-day weeks and 4-day weeks so there was no work on weekends to try to make up your lines/hours. 


 


Shannon
This kind of faulty reasoning sends people to the edge of bankruptcy. MTs perform their work in a timely fashion and should be paid in a timely way. Why should they be subsidizing the MTSO by waiting? They are not investors in the company after all. Once again, I say to people: Don't enable bad behavior on the part of MTSOs! You deserve the kind of treatment you will accept.
You know what, Shannon....you can have em.....

Way too much effort and totally not worth it. They need to go by THEIR line count tool. I am tired of looking for this doctor on that schedule and this tech on that schedule and which template goes with which doctor and which work type.  All of the templates are crap.....bowel sounds are normal active. They are all full of mistakes and need to be extensively edited. I am sick of dealing with their idiot INDIAN employess....completely ridiculous. Give me a fricken break. You can so have them....ENJOY!!!


Shannon,
can you email me at gin3tac@yahoo.com?   Thanks!
Shannon was a great TL
I couldn't have said it better myself.
Shannon may have tried to help, but her knowledge
was too limited.  The only one I can rely on for help or a half way honest answer is Terri in the office, but I do not know if she is a teamleader or not.
Shannon T. is the trainer there
who trained me and another MT. Neither one of us worked there long; we had the same supervisor, GH. If you go with Milner and have Shannon as your supervisor, you might like working there. Shannon seemed like she'd be a good supervisor. She certainly was an excellent trainer.
I'm sure you are right, Shannon. I don't usually post, but

I am finally getting tired of the bashing Cardioscribes has been taking. I can't understand why people come to the board and just complain, complain, complain.  You know, if it is that bad, find something else. Their complaints would be better addressed if they took them to Tonya or their team lead. Bringing them to this board really serves no purpose. Anyway, I am not going to worry about everyone else. I am truly happy at Cardioscribes. My advice to the unhappy is this...take your problems to someone who can try to resolve them or find another job. It has been my experience that Cardioscribes pays well and on time. I cannot speak to anyone else's experience.


Shannon, can you email me
at gin3tac@yahoo.com?  Thanks so much!
Yes. Nmsg

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Did Shannon have a job to post on the job seekers' board
or did she just want MTs to apply with no details given???  Any info on this one? 
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I just called and there is a message that says they were postmarked by 1/31 so any day now. NMSG
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